just as an FYI:
@BiblioFeroz also started a thread on this
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I think if he opens up the conversation people are going to jump all over him, and he can’t have a conversation so he’s effectively shutting down the forum and making up a fake reason for it.
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It appears that the landing page has been updated, you can now click “I agree,” and get into the forums.
I was not asked to make a payment
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The message mentioned the fee as a way to prevent spam accounts, so I bet existing accounts are grandfathered in without needing to pay.
I do not personally have any issue with the updated terms.
I am back in now too. Thanks everyone!
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Ideas for keeping tiny ants out of cat food? The cats graze on dry food throughout the day and we’ve been putting the bowls inside a larger bowl with a water moat to keep out ants, which does work but they push a ton of food into the water so the bowls have to be cleaned out every day and are just generally gross so I would love another method. The ants were previously a huge problem in the kitchen but that’s now under control so the cat food is the one thing now that still attracts a lot of ants 
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Is there a good website I can use to figure out wtf my MiL saw online that prompts her latest bit of conservative worries?
This question brought to you by a panicked text message about looting and rioting in NYC’s upper east side.
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Can you put the food bowls on top of a counter for a bit instead of on the ground? Until the ants become uninterested/move on?
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I really enjoyed this as read in response to Marcela’s question. This is my useless contribution to everyone’s random questions. I will see myself out.
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When I lived in a house with an unkillable ant infestation, I too had to moat things. My suggestion - cat bowl on top of a small plate in a pie plate or jelly roll pan containing the water moat.
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Do they eat wet food faster than dry? In my experience, a lot of animals will eat their wet food and one sitting as more of a meal, but nibble on kibble. Could the situation be entirely avoided by switching to meals of wet food instead?
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Favorite ways to turn a small piece of embroidery (like 5-6 inches) into something that can be hung on a wall? Cheaper and easier is better.
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I usually leave it in the hoop, trim the fabric into a circle and cinch it up in the back. Can hang the hoop on a nail.
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Do you decorate the hoop at all? This one is for a gift.
We have a few small pieces (3-4 inches) that are just framed and put up somewhere.
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I’ve seen pictures where they glued lace on the hoop. It looks really cute.
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I love matting small things into really big frames.
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Embroidery is hard to frame because it’s too thick for a regular frame.
I have embroidery in shadow box frames
I’ve also seen it just presented in hoop and it looked nice, no need to decorate the hoop
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I don’t decorate the hoop, but my hoops are wood. So they kind of act like a frame. If I’m feeling fancy I’ll finish the back with fabric so the threads aren’t visible from the back. It’s kind of hard to explain in writing, but I found this that shows it 4 ways to finish the back of embroidery hoops — Embellished Elephant
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